AI that uses image context to translate and redraw manga
Hi HN, As a huge manga fan and a translator by training, I've always been in awe of the incredible amount of work that fan translators put in. The process isn't just about translation; it involves manually cleaning the original text from the bubbles, redrawing the background art (inpainting), and then carefully placing the translated text back in (typesetting). It's a true labor of love, but it's incredibly time-consuming. I wondered if modern AI could help automate the most tedious parts of this workflow. So, I built AIFandom. It's a web tool where you upload your manga pages, and it…
AI that uses image context to translate and redraw manga launched on October 27, 2025 with 7 votes, #2,779 of 8,178 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
What it does
A one-click translator that overlays crisp translations directly over original speech bubbles. No app switching. No clutter. Just read. Tap Start and watch full pages translate on the page in under a second. This includes single images, chapter folders, and entire PDFs. Speech balloons swap to your chosen language right where they are. No juggling scans, no long waiting. Read in the language you love. Go from Japanese, Korean, or Chinese into English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese, Arabic, Turkish, and many more. Pick a default per series, switch any time. (Note: Currently, only Japanese to English translation is supported. Full support for all…from aifandom.app
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi HN, As a huge manga fan and a translator by training, I've always been in awe of the incredible amount of work that fan translators put in. The process isn't just about translation; it involves manually cleaning the original text from the bubbles, redrawing the background art (inpainting), and then carefully…
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